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Thursday, December 1, 2016

What Is A Truffle?

What Is A Truffle?

It is a type of chocolate confectionery. It is usualy made with a chocolate ganache center, but can also be filled with a nougate, fudge, mint, marshmallows, fruit or liquer. It may be coated with any of the following: chopped nuts, coconut,or cocoa powder. The shape is spherical, curved or conical. The name, "truffle" is derived from a latin work meaning tuber, which can mean "lump" or "swelling".

What Is The Difference Between Truffles And Bonbons

A bonbon refers to any of several types of sweets, paticularly small candies coated in chocolate. So technically, a truffle can be considered a bonbon. The word bonbon originated from the French language. The word bon, means good'.

Chocolate Truffles

Technically, a truffle can be considered a bonbon. But in the scheme of things it doesn't matter what it is called because it's chocolate! Who doesn't love chocolate!